The Pittsburgh Steelers are moving through the first offseason without Mike Tomlin in 19 years. And while there isn't an expectation that Tomlin is going to be around in 2026, it's hard to believe the long-time head coach is disappearing forever.
While his regular-season consistency was elite, Tomlin’s postseason résumé tells a more complicated story.
Various storylines regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers tend to come out every single offseason. Some of them have to do with speculation about the long break and what the team will do to improve the roster, while other interesting things come to the surface because pundits and former players don't have much to talk about.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been the talk of the NFL despite not playing in the Super Bowl. That is because of a stunning decision from long-time head coach Mike Tomlin, who chose to step away from coaching after the 2025 season ended.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't get into the Mike McCarthy sweepstakes on their own accord. It was Mike Tomlin's bombshell decision that sent owner Art Rooney and GM Omar Khan into the first head coaching search in nearly two decades in Pittsburgh.
Despite winning the AFC North and earning a playoff appearance, the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 season ended in disappointment. They lost at home to the Houston Texans in the wild-card round.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been a part of some of the biggest news stories of the 2026 offseason thus far -- mainly involving former head coach Mike Tomlin stepping down following the 2025 season.
After yet another early playoff exit, in tandem with the departure of Mike Tomlin as head coach following 19 years at the helm, the Pittsburgh Steelers have quite a bit of work to do this offseason.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl XL run likely doesn’t happen without the immense leadership of linebacker Joey Porter Sr. Of course, today his son continues his legacy, Joey Porter Jr., playing in Pittsburgh as a rising star cornerback.
The prevailing sentiment among Pittsburgh Steelers fans was shock, dismay, and utter disbelief when Mike Tomlin stepped down as head coach. Just this past
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Seattle Seahawks capped off their magical season with a dominating 29-13 Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. The victory helped
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping that new head coach Mike McCarthy can move them into the modern age of football with his analytically driven offensive mind.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still stuck in quarterback purgatory, which is the place the franchise has been in ever since the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger following the 2021 season.
In this business, you meet a lot of people who talk about the “grind,” but few who have actually lived it in the trenches of the NFL and come out the other side with their perspective intact.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a new situation now that Mike McCarthy is at the helm. With Mike Tomlin no longer in charge, the Steelers are already operating differently.
It is a new era of football for the Pittsburgh Steelers in more ways than one.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in foreign territory to an extent. Mike Tomlin led the franchise for 19 years before suddenly stepping down after a playoff loss to the Houston Texans.
The news of Mike Tomlin stepping away from the Pittsburgh Steelers landed with uncommon weight inside the locker room. Few felt it more deeply than Cam Heyward, a franchise cornerstone who grew up professionally under Tomlin’s steady leadership.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going through some major changes as an organization as Mike McCarthy will be the new head coach of the franchise in 2026. This comes after a thorough coaching search following Mike Tomlin letting the organization know that he would be stepping down as the head coach of the Steelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are in an entirely new era now that Mike Tomlin is no longer in charge. After electing to step away from coaching following the 2025 season, Tomlin officially closed the book on a remarkable 19-year run in Pittsburgh, one defined by consistency, stability, and perennial contention.
Heyward only ever had Tomlin as a head coach from the time Pittsburgh drafted Heyward in 2011 through January 2026.
The Pittsburgh Steelers had a disappointing end to what was a somewhat fun season in 2025. At times, it felt like the team would be able to make some noise in the postseason, but that never came to fruition as Pittsburgh lost once again in the Wild Card Round, this time at the hands of the Houston Texans by a score of 30-6.
Tomlin stepped down as Pittsburgh's head coach in January.
There have been several changes to the Steelers’ coaching staff since their season ended in the first round of the playoffs, none bigger, of course, than former head coach Mike Tomlin‘s decision to walk away from the team.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have now made the move to Mike McCarthy as their head coach of the future, signaling a new era. With that in mind, Mike Tomlin stepped down and marked a large transitional period for the team, and will now be without a job for the coming season on his own accord.
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